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cheering

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noun

cheering

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verb

present participle of cheer
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheering
Adjective
  • For Max, the Nielsen shoutout is an encouraging sign.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The encouraging constant is that Jackson gets himself into goalscoring positions at an outstanding rate: his non-penalty xG per 90 minutes in 2024-25 is 0.61, ranking him fifth among all Premier League players and not far behind Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (0.64), according to FBref.
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But Lynch, who died last week, at seventy-eight, made films in which every cheerful surface seemed to obscure an eerie reality.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Videos of their vigorous, cheerful efforts soon went viral, drew international coverage and were a forceful counterpoint to Trump’s xenophobic insults.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Republicans gave a standing ovation in the chamber when Vice President Harris, who lost the election, announced Trump’s official victory.
    The Hill Staff, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Republicans cheered for Trump, and Democrats responded with a large ovation for her.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Join us in applauding this young hero.
    Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Jeff Bezos is applauding his fiancée Lauren Sánchez for her eventful year!
    Charna Flam, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • There’s gonna be emergency after emergency, after asteroid, after nuclear-something-or-other, after truly world-ending stuff, and then perhaps there’ll be a horizon that’s a little bit brighter all the way at the finish line.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Two tables near the center of the ballroom, where all the women seated were wearing bright red, stood out.
    Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The brief applause, though, was the first and last time the TikTok phenom (157 million followers and counting) had the spotlight.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The outgoing chief executive saved his applause for Trump’s mention of the release Sunday by Hamas of three Israeli hostages as part of a ceasefire agreement that took months to negotiate.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Jamie’s lieutenant Bixby eventually reaches the church, assuring Claire that Jamie is bound to come any minute.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • But what if the real power for helping people and assuring sensible government went the other way?
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Every child deserves the opportunity to grow up in a stable and loving home, and every parent deserves the chance to provide that environment without the shadow of systemic bias looming over them.
    Jumara Perry, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2025
  • In a short time, my relationship with my mom has gotten more loving and more fun.
    Sara Sidner, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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